Neospora caninum seroprevalence and associated risk factors in beef cattle in the northwestern United States

A Neospora caninum seroprevalence and risk factor survey of 2585 cows was conducted in 55 beef cow–calf herds located in five northwestern states of the USA. Blood samples were collected by private veterinary practitioners and management practices were surveyed using a mail questionnaire. Producers...

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Published in:Veterinary parasitology 2000-06, Vol.90 (1), p.15-24
Main Authors: Sanderson, M.W, Gay, J.M, Baszler, T.V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - parasitology
Cattle-Apicomplexa
Coccidiosis - epidemiology
Coccidiosis - veterinary
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary
Epidemiology
Female
Neospora
Neospora - isolation & purification
Neospora caninum
Northwestern United States - epidemiology
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Seroprevalence
USA, Northwest
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Summary:A Neospora caninum seroprevalence and risk factor survey of 2585 cows was conducted in 55 beef cow–calf herds located in five northwestern states of the USA. Blood samples were collected by private veterinary practitioners and management practices were surveyed using a mail questionnaire. Producers were randomly selected from those that employed these veterinarians to perform annual herd pregnancy examinations. Questions were asked about animal management, grazing and feeding, immunization and record keeping practices. Blood was collected from a systematically selected sample of cows in each herd, and age, origin, and pregnancy status were recorded. Blood samples were analyzed for antibodies against N. caninum antigen using a monoclonal antibody-based competitive inhibition (CI) ELISA. Overall seroprevalence was 24% and within herd seroprevalence ranged from 3 to 67% with a median of 19%. Within herd seroprevalence and mean inhibition percentage were different between the five states. Herds that managed their cows on range for summer grazing had lower seroprevalence than those that did not, while increased seroprevalence was associated with higher winter stocking density. Cows less than 3 years of age had higher CI ELISA inhibition percent values than cows greater than 6 years of age. No relationship was noted between serologic status and individual cow origin (purchased or raised), or pregnancy status at the time of sampling.
ISSN:0304-4017
1873-2550
DOI:10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00234-X